George Washington's Farewell Speech

The United States of America was founded by a group of pilgrims that settled in the New World. One of these pilgrims, named George Washington, helped lead the settled pilgrims to freedom from Great Britain in 1776. In the years that followed this separation from Great Britain, many things changed for the pilgrims, including the development of a government controlled by the people with a new constitution that gave inalienable rights for the people of this new nation. In addition to this, the pilgrims learned how to cultivate peace and harmony with the Foreign World without risking European influence on their governmental structure. Another change that was made was fair and equal taxing upon its citizens. This taxation was necessary to ensure
This federal income tax would help the country become self-sufficient and reduce the impact of other nations on their new way of life. Additionally, this federal income tax would allow the nation to support its war efforts without relying other nations for financial and military support.
By being independent, the nation would be able to make temporary alliances with other nations in times of war as well as for trading purposes without having one specific foreign power influencing the country's new way of life. It allowed the country to stay neutral as a nation as it grew in power and became the strongest government in the world.
George Washington's "Farewell Address" stated "Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government." (Washington, Farewell Address, 1796) Many nations during that time sought to bring down the New World's contemporary government by trying to influence the government through trades and